And the away trips are hardly relaxing, either. PSG and Benfica have become familiar Champions League opponents, while Austria Vienna provides a new challenge — and a reunion with Bayern legend Carina Wenninger.

‘Debut patches’ will be appearing for the first time in the 2026-27 men’s Champions League campaign as part of an agreement between Fanatics and UEFA, European soccer’s governing body.

Clubs competing in this season’s Champions League have this week submitted 25-player rosters for use in the competition’s league phase.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Mattéo Guendouzi was banned by UEFA from Fenerbahce’s first two Champions League games for provocations and insults in a heated playoff win at Lyon in his native France. Guendouzi,

So here we go again. The draw for the 2026-27 Champions League takes place this evening, and although 36 clubs will comprise the third season of the new ‘Swiss League’ format — one giant table in which each side plays eight games — only a handful of them are genuine contenders to lift the trophy in Madrid next June.

Andoni Iraola was still happy to bank on three long-term absentees.

Arsenal have hinted that William Saliba will be back from injury soon after naming the Frenchman in their Champions League squad for this season.The Gunners reached the final of that competition last

Lens's difficult start to the new season continued on Saturday as Mamadou Kone scored his first Ligue 1 goal to give Lorient a 1-0 win at last season's runners-up. After Lens sold several key players and lost their coach in the close season,